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Pictured are (from left) back row- City Councilmen Tracey Jagneaux and Shawn Roy; middle row- Councilman Bryant Riggs, Fire Chief Chris Soileau, City Clerk Donald Bergeron, City Councilwomen Anna Frank, Faye Lemoine, and Christina Sam, and City Attorney Chris Ludeau; front row- KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, and Police Chief Al Perry Thomas. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)

Keeping Ville Platte informed

News Staff

Monday, November 20, 2023

Staff Report

Election is Saturday

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

By: TONY MARKS
Editor

LSU psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, at left, does research on the human side of cyber. Part of a $600K DARPA project, Fontenot works to protect American soldiers by securing AR and VR technology from cyberattacks. Here, he gets a bit of assistance with the headgear from LSU computer science student Arushi Ghildiyal surrounded by teammates Professor Abe Baggili, Taha Gharaibeh and Assistant Professor Andrew Webb. (Photo by Elsa Hahne/LSU)

The psych side of cyber

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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School district scores a B in performance

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

By: TONY MARKS
Editor

Vidrine, Williams are named to transition team

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

By: TONY MARKS
Editor

Clerk of Court Walter Lee and Deputy Louis Demoruelle look over legal documents by which president-elect John F. Kennedy transferred mineral holdings in Evangeline Parish to Janet DeRosiers, said to be the hostess-secretary of his personal plane. The mineral rights, acquired in 1951, are on property near Basile and will soon be expiring, unless production is begun within the coming year. (J. Quinn photo and caption - Dec. 29, 1960, Ville Platte Gazette)

Basile land ties to JFK

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

By: DARREL LEJEUNE
LSN Editor

State Rep. Phillip DeVillier in his office at DeVillier House Movers and Leveling on U.S. 190 east of Eunice. DeVillier was re-elected unopposed for a third term as District 41 representative. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)

House speaker candidates consolidate behind DeVillier

News Staff

Thursday, November 16, 2023

BATON ROUGE — Representatives Jack McFarland (R-Winnfield), Julie Emerson (R-Carencro), Tony Bacala (R-Prairieville), Brett Geymann (R-Moss Bluff), and Daryl Deshotel (R-Hessmer) are announcing the

Pictured is one of the new welcome signs which was installed earlier this week in Turkey Creek. (Photo courtesy of Bert Campbell)

A welcome site

News Staff

Monday, November 13, 2023

Staff Report

STATE ISSUES DISCUSSED - Dr. Erin Bendily with the Pelican Policy Institute for Public Policy (center) was the guest speaker for the November 7, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She is shown with Rotarian Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary: Dr. Bendily discusses state policies

News Staff

Monday, November 13, 2023

By: HEATHER
BOGARD
Associate Editor

Sam Gil,of Ville Platte, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar finalist. He is currently a senior at McNeese State University. (Photo courtesy of MSU)

Ville Platte native is a Rhodes Scholar finalist

News Staff

Thursday, November 9, 2023

McNeese State University student Sam Gil is a finalist for a Rhodes Scholar.

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